The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven.
I was the seventh of nine children. When you come from that far down you have to struggle to survive.
It was great to be able to play a hero in 'The Magnificent Seven' in a film industry where Asian actors are often limited to playing a villain.
Seven is a lucky number, so I plan to do a lot of lucky things with my seventh place title.
All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
When I came to El Bulli, right away I knew I was becoming part of something incredible. It was like watching the Big Bang happening right in front of me.
I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.
I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Seven's wonderful.
It was a world that I wanted to record because it was such a miracle visitation to me.
Those seven years in the cloister were the key to my life.